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<\/a>Can they forge a business merger and a personal one too?<\/span><\/span><\/span>Spoiled Stevie Jurran expects smooth sailing when she arrives at Lakeside Lodge to implement her plan to merge it into the luxury Bijoux Hotel chain. Completing this simple task will move her up the corporate ladder, increase her value to her father\u2019s multi-billion dollar business and settle the score with her cheating ex-fianc\u00e9. Just one insignificant B&B stands between her and success \u2013one B&B and its provoking and intriguing manager.Secretive and sexy Grant Harris is not your typical innkeeper. Digging in his heels, he tries to preserve the aesthetic of Lakeside Lodge by resisting every change Stevie implements. Retreating from his life in the B&B\u2019s surroundings, Grant quickly learns there\u2019s no way to combat his growing desire for the infuriating heiress. Can he concede to her demands and contend with his past to win this alluring woman?The B&B should be a perfect fit for the hotel chain. Stevie and Grant should be a perfect fit as well, but will they set aside their pasts and egos to complete a merger of a different kind?\nWill love seal their deal?<\/p>\n
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\n<\/span> They hid behind tall menus, selecting dishes to share along with a carafe of sangria. After giving their order to the server they were finally alone.<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cIt\u2019s beautiful here,\u201d Stevie breathed. \u201cThank you for suggesting it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cNow that I finally have you alone,\u201d Grant teased only to be interrupted by the server arriving to pour their drinks. \u201cSo much for my sinister plans.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cDo you have sinister plans?\u201d Stevie queried in a low, husky voice.<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cDo you want me to?\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cNo answering a question with a question,\u201d Stevie responded. She watched conflicting emotions waver across Grant\u2019s face and waited quietly. She would not give him an out. She had learned from business that silence was a powerful tool.<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cYes, in fact, Stevie. I have very sinister plans.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> The words were out, electric between them like a live thing. Stevie sucked in a breath, surprised by how quickly and matter of factly Grant had stated his desires. She reached her foot forward under the table closing the few inches that separated them. She rubbed her foot slowly up his leg, allowing her movements to acknowledge what she failed to say with her lips.<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cHave I shocked you?\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cI guess that depends on just how sinister you can be. Mostly you have pleased me,\u201d Stevie admitted. No shy wallflower, she gave Grant a bold smile and placed her hand in his. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to finding out.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> Grant pressed a soft kiss on the back of her hand then released her as course after course of Latin inspired small plates arrived. For the next hour they spoke of the food, the atmosphere, the music, everything but each other and what lay ahead. After assuring that he ordered something to satisfy Stevie\u2019s sweet tooth, Grant requested the check. When it arrived, Grant automatically reached for it and Stevie reveled in the moment. Too often she was the one who paid for the date. Not tonight.<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cWe could go dancing?\u201d Grant asked. \u201cPerhaps a salsa club in keeping with our theme?\u201d Stevie believed he was just making a polite offer but couldn\u2019t quite tell.<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cAre you a good dancer?\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cNot on a dance floor.\u201d Grant offered her a wicked smile and reached to help her from the chair. \u201cBut in a bedroom\u2026\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cBraggart.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cAm I?\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span> \u201cShall we find out?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/a>Madison Michael traded 28 years in Fortune 500 tech and management positions for a chance to spend her days with sassy heroines, sexy, rich heroes and nothing but happy endings. Growing up the daughter of a librarian, she learned to love books, especially classics and romances, and spent winters cuddled under blankets losing herself in books.<\/span>
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\n<\/span> Madison is the author of three novels in the Beguiling Bachelor series, as well as several short stories. She is a member of Romance Writers of America.<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span> After living in the northeast, southeast and the west, Maddy returned to her Midwest roots. She lives in Evanston, IL with two feline editorial assistants and great views of Chicago\u2019s famous skyline.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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